Yes. I don’t know if you’re agreeing or disagreeing with me but that was the point. Probably in preparation of the Paris summit.

No. An appearance on a show like this is reaching across the partisan divide. If you watched it, they discuss why he is there, what he is doing, and how he wants to use the example of a receding glacier to discuss climate change.

What the hell are you talking about?

He made this trip prior to the Paris meeting on climate change. The episode was aired right before the summit.

Did you watch the episode? It’s not vacation. He was in Alaska to bring attention to climate change. Watch the episode. Go to the White House website and read the information about the trip.

What does this have to do with reaching new audiences to discuss policy?

This is the sort of crazy I was talking about.

It’s pretty terrible. I tend to think that of most slang and popular expressions, though. The novelty of creative language wears quickly through ubiquitous use and exposure on social media.

He filmed this episode while working. This wasn’t a vacation.

You do know that not everyone has the chance to go to universities and get involved in politics and discuss fancy issues, right?

Do you think you could pay me for the time I wasted reading your comment?

No. That’s absolutely ridiculous. How people relate to and use media has drastically changed since he first took office. It’s smart. It reaches a large audience. It creates conversation as long as it isn’t distracted by nonsense about him trying to be a rockstar or dictator who wants to take your guns, abort all your…

That’s not the point. Again, it’s bringing policy discussion to a relatable conversation.

Yeah, exactly. Obama has been pretty open about his use of popular media. I thought the whole episode with Bear was incredibly charming.

Calling it thirsty shows he doesn’t understand what Obama is doing. It’s also using an obnoxious expression.

He’s using media to promote policies. It’s smart. It’s bringing the policy discourse to people who might not be engaged.

I thought this was a celebrity gossip and terrible pop music site.

No.

Shipping is stupid. There is more to life than dumb romantic crap.

I’m sorry. I don’t understand what you’re seeing about her that is in any way progressive. She’s very much a spokesperson for mainstream American grappling with the appearance of the new normal while holding onto prejudices. Trainwreck was unquestionably regressive. It wasn’t satire.